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Monday, December 24, 2012

1000!

Hello there! Merry Christmas to you! :)

I can hardly believe it, but this is my 1000th post! That's a whole lot of writing! And quilting! It's the perfect time to say THANK YOU to you, my readers. I appreciate you reading, commenting and encouraging me as I quilt my little heart out. :) Comments are my blogging fuel, you could say, and your encouragement means so much. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! To celebrate, I've gathered a few of my favorite things to give away to one lucky reader. International entries welcome.Some of my favorite things include....POLKA DOTS! Of course!

(notice, not a purple one in sight ;) )

Also, a full yard of black and white striped fabric (perfect for binding), a hand made scrappy pin cushion (made from the trimmings of this purse), 2 spools of Connecting Threads Essential Cotton Thread in cream and grey, a pack of self threading needles (perfect for burying knots), a pack of Clover wonder clips, and a signed copy ofSunday Morning Quilts. Plus, I'll throw in a customized thread catcherin your favorite color combination. If you would like to win this package of my favorite things, please leave me ONE comment in this post. In your comment please state where you live and what your favorite color/color combination is. I'll pick the winner sometime on Friday, December 28. Happy Christmas to you!xoxoAmanda Jean

Happy Blogaversary !!!!!! This is quite an accomplishment! I live in Sudbury, Ontario Canada. I would have to say that my favourite colour combination is black and white quilts with a splash of a bright like lime green....Merry Christmas to you as well...

Congratulations on your 1000th post! What a milestone! I live in Lynden, WA in the great Pacific Northwest. Right now, my favorite color combination is red and green since I finished some Christmas quilty gifts! Happy Holidays!

Congrats on our 1000 post. I love reading your blog and would love to win a copy of your book since I know I didn't have a copy in my Christmas pile. I live in PA outside of Philly. My favorite color combo would be repro red and cream. Thanks for an awesome giveaway.

Congrats on our 1000 post. I love reading your blog and would love to win a copy of your book since I know I didn't have a copy in my Christmas pile. I live in PA outside of Philly. My favorite color combo would be repro red and cream. Thanks for an awesome giveaway.

Amanda, I live in Southern California and ever since getting a chocolate brown linen Easter dress with a pale pink jacket, pink and brown has been a favorite. Pink and green also makes me smile. Congratulations on your 1000th post. I surely check in on you every day.Deborah

Congratulations and thank you for providing so much inspiration over the last few years! I live in Kansas and the colors that I am drawn to are pink, orange, coral type combos with lots of white, of course.

Wow! Writing 1000 posts certainly is a milestone. Congratulations for your diligence and persistence -- and thank you! Let's see, to answer your questions -- I'm in Columbus, Ohio, and my favorite color combinations at the moment are red and green, red and white or cream, and red and brown -- though there are plenty of other combinations I love, too. Merry Christmas to you!Nancy from joy for grace

Congratulations on 1,000 posts, what a fantastic accomplishment. Good for you! I live in New York, on the south eastern part of Long Island. As for favorite colors, purple and pink are my first loves. Congrats again, keep on blogging. ;->

Love you blog, congratulations on your 1000th..I live in N.C. and love lime green, pink, aqua, grey, well, just about anything..this is a super generous giveaway. thanks for the continued inspiration..

congratulations on your 1000th post! Today is a wonderful day of coolish weather where I am - Ballarat Australia - and it has been a quiet day.We have our Christmas on Boxing Day as all my sons do their partners' family things on Christmas Day itself. My granddaughters think it's fantastic to have two Christmas Days. I feel for their mother though!My favourite colour would have to be pinks, but my favourite combination tends to fall to neutrals, although I don't think there is a dud colour in the spectrum.Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Congrats on your 1000th post! Wow, what an achievement. Christmas Day is coming to an end here as I am in New Zealand. We have been lying in the sun after stuffing ourselves silly with Christmas lunch.

Merry Christmas, and congratulations on 1000 posts! I'm in Corvallis, Oregon, and my favorite color combination is pink & green (the colors of my sewing room). What a fantastic giveaway!!! Your blog was one of the first ones I started following when I began blogging earlier this year, and I enjoy it so very much :)

Well so many things to say here ... Congrats on your 1000th post, Merry Christmas and such lovely polka dots! I live in a little town called Albion in New York. We are having a pretty white Christmas and hopefully lots of snow this week. Yes, I'm one of THOSE people that actually love winter.

Oh, Amanda Jean, those are some of my most favorite things too ! My name is Dorothy, and I've gone by the name Dolly, Dot, and Dotty at various times over the expanse of years. So I became quite fond of dots, dots, and more dots !

I can't really pick favorite colors......so many combinations catch my eye online. I guess pink and green with crisp white is a real favorite, but then again, bright blue with lime green is a wowzer !

This is a wonderfully generous giveaway, but I think it is even more terrific that we have been treated to 1000 of your posts. Keep creating, and be blessed on this Christmas Eve !

Hi! Your blog is one of the first I started following when I started sewing. Congrats on your 1000th post! That's so awesome. I live in Atlanta, GA, my favorite color combination right now is navy and bright pink, and I just got a copy of your book for Christmas :)

Congrats on 1000! Yours was one of - if not the - first quilting blogs I followed. Not a big commenter, but am always happy to see a post from you. :). I live in Dallas, and my favorite color is yellow. Paired with most anything, but especially orange, grey, or blue.

Wow! What a great collection of things for a give-away! I live about 30 miles north east of Seattle. My forever favorite colors are purple and green. But lately pink/aqua/brown have been favorite combo's too. Merry Christmas!

I like blues and greens but I really like when someone else picks fabric for me because it makes me branch out, and it improves my stash!! I live in the western New York State area. It's going to be a white Christmas with just a light dusting of snow...so far!

Congrats! Wow! I hope I will make it someday! We live in the second coldest state- North Dakota. It has been crazy living here during the winter time. My favorite colors combo is blue and white. I miss blue sky and white clouds in Iowa { lived there for 13 years}. Happy Holiday and wish you another 1000 posts! :)

Wow, Amanda - 1000 posts is a lot of writing! I've been reading almost since the beginning of it. My favourite colour is red. Combinations would be red and blue, red and orange. But, really, I just like colour and in many combinations!

Hi Amanda Jean, congratulations on 1000 posts and at this special time of year makes it all the more brilliant. What a great year you have had. My favourite colour combination, at the moment, is purple and lime green. Best wishes from here in England,

Amanda Jean, although I am not a big comment person, I LOVE your blog and read it all the time. You constantly encourage me. I live in Israel and love all colors! Thanks for this opportunity. Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season.

Merry Christmas and congratulations! I live in Titonka, Iowa (born and raised in Madison, WI). I love red and aqua. Actually there aren't many color combinations that I don't like..... also love red and pink, pink and brown, aqua and brown...

Merry Christmas!I live in Vancouver BC, Canada.My favourite colour combo is turquoise with anything to make it scrap happy!I have drooled over your book many times and would love to have a signed copy!Thanks for the chance to win!

Congrats on 1000! WOW! I live in the sunny southern U. S., and my favorite color combos are blues or rainbow colors ... although there's the fall colors quilt that I made and loved ... hard to pick a favorite!

Oh my goodness! What a great giveaway! Love the fabrics. I live in West Richland, WA and my favorite color combo is black, white, and red. Just make a quilt out of those colors for my daughter and I love it!

What an incredible combination of goodies! Thanks for the chance to own it. I am from Reedsport, Oregon. Just moved in two days ago...:-). My favorite color combination these days is brown and turquoise. Merry Christmas!

Happy cool Christmas from Imperial Beach, California (south of San Diego). It's lovely here, but a little snow to look at would be pretty...8-). My favorite color of all time is orange, but I'm loving the new lime green range lately, too. Thanks for a chance to win the lovely goodies, especially the autographed copy of your book. I would be honored to have it.